- Franz Dörr
Infobox Military Person
name=Franz Dörr
lived=birth date|1913|2|10|df=y — death date and age|1972|10|13|1913|2|10|df=y
placeofbirth=Mannheim
placeofdeath=Konstanz
caption=Franz Dörr
nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|Nazi GermanyNazi Germany
branch=Luftwaffe
serviceyears=
rank=Hauptmann
commands=III./JG 5
unit=JG 3 ,JG 5
battles=World War II
*Eastern front
*Western front
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
laterwork=Franz Dörr (
10 February 1913 –13 October 1972 ) was a GermanWorld War II fighter ace and recipient of theKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross .Biography
Franz Dörr was born on
10 February 1913 inMannheim . During Invasion of Poland andBattle of France Dörr served as a reconnaissance pilot. In spring 1941,Feldwebel Dörr was transferred to 1.(Erg.)/JG 3 , based in theNetherlands . He claimed his first victory on29 September 1941 , when he shot down aRAF Vickers Wellington twin-engine bomber.On
1 January 1942 , 1.(Erg.)/JG 3 was redesignated 7./JG 5 and relocated to the Northern front. By the end of 1942, Dörr had increased his victory total to 12. He claimed his 20th victory on18 August 1943 . Dörr was appointed "Staffelkapitän " of 7./JG 5 on14 September 1943 . By the end of 1943, Dörr had accumulated 37 aerial victories. May 1944 was to see Dörr begin an amazing series of victories: six victories on 16 May, four on 25 May, five on 26 May, four on 15 June, eight on 17 June, five on 27 June, seven on 28 June, five on 4 July and four on 17 July."
Oberleutnant " Dörr was awarded theKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross on19 August 1944 for 99 victories. On1 August 1944 , Dörr was appointed "Gruppenkommandeur " of III./JG 5. He claimed another six victories on 23 August to record his 100th through 106th aerial victories. In October 1944, Dörr claimed 22 Russian aircraft shot down, including six on 9 October and five on 21 October.Franz Dörr survived the war but died on
13 October 1972 inKonstanz .During World War II Franz Dörr was credited with 128 victories in over 437 combat missions [Spick 1996, p.230] . All but one of his victories were claimed over the Eastern front, including 16 Il-2 Stormoviks.
Awards
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Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (28 February 1944)
*German Cross in Gold (20 March 1944)
*Iron Cross 2. and 1. class
*Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (19 August 1944)References
*cite web|title=Aces of the Luftwaffe|work=Franz Dörr|url=http://www.luftwaffe.cz/dorr.html|accessdate=19 October| accessyear=2007
* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
* Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit. "Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II" (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, 2001. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
* Spick, Mike. "Luftwaffe Fighter Aces". Ivy Books, 1996. ISBN 0-8041-1696-2.
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